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By Ibrahim Agunbiade   Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has narrated how Ex-3SC defender, Ajibade Babajide died at the gate of the University College Hospital after a private hospital in Ibadan declined treating him. We had earlier reported that Babalade, 48 , died while being rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan on Friday. According to Shorunmu , Babalade’ s teammate at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal , the former footballer died at the gate of UCH after suffering cardiac arrest. He stated that the former Shooting Stars Team Manager was denied treatment by the first hospital he was taken to , before he was referred to UCH. “ The first hospital he was rushed to in Ibadan , he was rejected by the doctors and referred to the University College Hospital . But on his arrival at the UCH premises, he gave up the ghost at the gate . May his soul rest in peace , ” Shorumu said in an interview with PUNCH He also stated that he was informed of Babalade’ s death

By Ibrahim Agunbiade Logo of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).   The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced that it would embark on an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday. The National Executive Council of the resident doctors announced this as part of its resolutions after a virtual meeting held on Wednesday. The meeting which was attended by over 200 doctors – NOC, NEC, Past Presidents, Caucus leaders, Committee Chairmen, and observers, was held to review the 21-day ultimatum issued to government which elapsed on August 17. The NEC noted that in spite of the inclusion of the residency funding in the revised 2020 budget, the government has not made plans to implement the payment after several promises by stakeholders. It also noted the failure of the Federal government to procure group life insurance and death in service benefits for all health workers. Another observation the council made was that though an agreement has been reached be

By Admin  It was with sheer hope and enthusiasm of being freed from the gruelling webs of unemployment via a meritorious recruitment process that over 65 thousand applicants came out in droves to write the Oyo Tescom CBT exam which took place within the weeks of August 2020. The University of Ibadan distance learning center, Ajibode was filled to the brim and almost spilling over with crowd who took turns to write their tests. The job application was extended to all qualified residents of the state willing to seek employment as teachers in government owned secondary schools.   The CBT exercise was not meant to be a walk in the park for the 65 thousand applicants as the state government only advertised 7 thousand vacancies. It was a test for the savviest and brightest to select the most qualified hands that could be entrusted with nurturing the young minds in public secondary schools who have been at the receiving end of poor staffing and institutional rigidity in the education sector

  Published   September 3, 2020   |   By   Ibrahim Agunbiade   The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the chairman of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Pastor Akinade Alamu, of lying against it during his interview on Fresh Radio. The interview was held at 10 am on Monday 31 st  August, 2020.     MURIC’s allegation was contained in a press statement issued on Thursday, 3 rd  September, 2020, by its helmsman, Professor Ishaq Akintola.     The statement reads:   “It will be recalled that MURIC issued a statement on 14 th  August, 2020 condemning the Christianisation of the Computer Based Test (CBT) that was being organised by Oyo TESCOM. We based the allegation on the fact that Muslim candidates were given bible-based questions.     “TESCOM reacted the next day (15 th  August, 2020) blaming the computer system for the incident and promising adequate redress. But TESCOM chairman went beyond issuing a press statement by calling the director of MURIC on telephone th

  By Admin   Alex Bamgbola, chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, will become Nigeria’s president. Bamgbola made the proclamation while praying for Fani-Kayode during the celebration of Isaac Idahosa, general overseer of God First Ministry, 31st year in the ministry. In a video captured by Legit,  Bamgbola said: “If you do not compromise yourself, God said I should tell you, you will one day rule this nation.” Speaking after the church service, Fani-Kayode condemned the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 7. The law stipulates that religious bodies and charity organisations will be regulated by the registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a minister But Fani-Kayode said any law that seeks to regulate the affairs of the church is evil. “My position is simple. You cannot regulate the affairs of the church. The

BY NEWS AGENCY A potent compound extracted from the venom of honeybees can quickly destroy 100 per cent of aggressive breast cancer cells with minimal harm to normal cells, a new study has revealed. The study, carried out by the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Western Australia, was published in  Nature , a peer-reviewed scientific journal, on Tuesday. NAN reports that Ciara Duffy, the lead researcher, who works at the institute, said the compound, named melittin, has never been tested extensively regarding its anti-cancer properties on different subtypes of breast cancer, including aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. “No-one had previously compared the effects of honeybee venom or melittin across all of the different subtypes of breast cancer and normal cells,” Duffy said. “We found both honeybee venom and melittin significantly, selectively and rapidly reduced the viability of triple-negative breast cancer and HER2-enriched breast cancer cells.” Aside from its ab

By Ibrahim Agunbiade    The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has increased the price of petrol from N138.62 per litre to N151.56 per litre.  The PPMC, which is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), announced the new price in a memo to industry stakeholders. ”Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform,” it said. ”To this end the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) is now one hundred and fifty one naira, fifty six kobo (N151.56) per litre. ”This is effective 2nd September, 2o2o.”

By Ibrahim Agunbiade        The Director General, National Information technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has reaffirmed the commitment of the Agency to extend the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture, (NAVSA) to other states in the country. The DG disclosed this on Tueday when he played host to the Management of Jigawa Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (JICCIMA) at the Agency’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja. Mallam Abdullahi stated that NAVSA remains one of the success stories of the Agency in the state it has been piloted and implemented and” the Agency would ensure that the programme covers all the 36 states of the federation. The National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA), which is an initiative of the Agency is to create a digital database for farmers where they can buy and sell their farm produce. The project was piloted in Jigawa State in July with the plan to capture all the states in the country. D

  Published   September 2, 2020   |   By   Ibrahim Agunbiade   An unconfirmed list of successful candidates for the 2020/2021 Federal Government scholarship has gone viral on social media thereby generating tension. The list is allegedly attached to a letter written by a prominent Nigerian citizen in the diaspora to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. The author complained that the list is an embarrassment to the entire North.     The Nigerian Muslim rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has intervened in the controversy by tasking the Federal Government to confirm or deny the authenticity of the controversial list. MURIC’s intervention came through a statement signed by the director of the human rights organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Wednesday, 2 nd  September, 2020.     MURIC said, “It had better not be true.  The entire nineteen (19) Northern states have just twenty-one (21) successful candidates while the seventeen (17) Southern states have seventy c

By Ibrahim Agunbiade Following the announcement that about only ten percent of the candidates that sat for the computer based test, CBT, of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, by the chairman of the board, Pastor Akinade Alamu, reactions and counter reactions have continued to trail this development. AIBNETWORK  understands that there has been apprehension among the candidates as they await the result of the CBT test especially as the commission did not hint on the cut-off mark. Many of the candidates, this newspaper observed, are grumbling about their scores expressing doubt about the genuity of the result so computed.   Speaking on IMPACT POINT a news and current affairs programme earlier today, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC,?in Oyo State, Inaolaji Akinloye alleged that the result released by TESCOM is a fraud as it beat the imagination of many of the candidates. “I doubt the sincerity of TESCOM on this. We are using this medium to appeal to Pastor A

By  Ibrahim Agunbiade The Premier University, University of Ibadan, Ibadan has announced that the Post-UTME registration for prospective candidates will commence on Monday, 7th September, 2020. This was contained in a statement released by the Registrar of the institution, Olubunmi O. Faluyi on the institution’s website on Monday. According to her, the registration will be available for candidates who scored 200 and above in the 2020 UTME and candidates are advised to pay attention to instructions.   It reads “This is to inform candidates who made the University of Ibadan their institution of first choice and scored 200 and above in the 2020 UTME that the University website will be open from Monday, 07 September, 2020 to Friday, 16 October, 2020 “Instructions for the registration will be available on the admission portal @  https://www.admission.ui.edu.ng  from Monday 07 September 2020. Candidates are advised to pay attention to the instructions.”

By   Admin The chairman of Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, Mr. Akinade Alamu has revealed that only 10 percent of applicants who sat for the CBT examinations to recruit new post-primary school teachers in the state scored above fifty percent. Alamu revealed this on Monday while speaking on Ibadan-based radio station, Fresh FM.   AIBNETWORK  recalls that the result of those who sat for the test was released on August 29. Speaking further, Alamu lamented that the TESCOM board is confused about how to carry out the recruitment exercise due to the poor performance of applicants. He also stated that some stakeholders have advised the board to recruit applicants and grade them based on the subject they would teach.

By   Admin  -   August 31, 2020 A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode on Sunday night arrived Ibadan for the next leg of his tour to inspect projects in States controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement on his official Facebook account, the PDP chieftain described the Governor’s lodge where he staying as a historic building and stated that it was a delight to be given the honour of staying there whenever he visits Governor Seyi Makinde.  H e also noted that he is glad to be back in the western part of the country for the first time since the lockdown of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote, “Flew into Lagos yesterday with the Governor of Akwa Ibom from Uyo, spent the night at the George Hotel in Lagos for a brief rest and to see a few old friends, attended Bishop Isaac Idahosa’s 31st year Church anniversary in the afternoon and finally left Lagos this evening to arrive at State House, Oyo State one hour ago. “The Governor’s Lodge, where I am stay